High-voltage pulse source for cell electroporation

Abstract

Electroporation is a experimental non-thermal technique for treatment of tumors. The principle of the method lies in delivering of short high-voltage pulses into the treated tissue. The article is focused on development and test process of impulse power source for these purposes. At first, the property of electroporation device is defined and construction variants are discussed. Next, the used topology of power stage and control circuits is presented. Finally, the power source is tested and measured waveforms are presented.